GTA2 for free

[M|x]

http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/

Respect is everything.

In 1999, Rockstar Games and Rockstar North (then known as DMA Design) furthered the groundbreaking gameplay concepts established just two years prior in the original Grand Theft Auto - with the release of GTA2. GTA2 expanded on the top-down, open-ended crime world gameplay formula with a host of new features including the advent of multiple rival gangs – seven, to be exact, including the Yakuza, Scientists, Looneys, Rednecks, Zaibatsu, the Russian Mob and Hare Krishnas. Earn your respect with each gang. Reap the benefits with all manner of shady work-for-hire gigs contracted your way. And climb your way to the top of the criminal pile.

Now, longtime Grand Theft Auto fans can revisit this classic entry in the series - and new jacks who missed out on this early franchise title can further discover Grand Theft Auto’s roots - absolutely free. GTA2 has been completely optimized for play on modern PCs and is available gratis for all registrants to the Rockstar Games mailing list (rest assured your information will not be shared with any third parties, you will only receive information from Rockstar). Simply fill out the form below and check your email for a direct link to the file (353 MB .zip file, includes install .exe, readme .txt file, and a .pdf of the original PC game manual).

I wish more game producers could do stuff like this, when they know their classics has sold the last copy. Anyway, enjoy

[az]

DLed it yesterday

Takes some persistence to get onto the server, but once you succeed, the DL is fast.

AZ

[Wombat]

I wish they'd post a torrent, it's perfect for things like this.

[leech]

Assuming they don't have a strict distribution license for it, anyone should be able to open a torrent, right?

I was wondering when this would happen. You know, the sad thing is, iD releases the source code for their engines, but they don't ever actually release the full game for free... you still have to own a copy of the game to get the maps, etc. But of course I'm not bashing iD, since they kick ass and port their games to linux! Wish Rockstar would do that!

Leech

edit: Guess this answers my question. "PLEASE NOTE that while this game may be downloaded for free by all who register by filling out the form on this page, it is NOT freeware and may not be mirrored or duplicated by any third parties without express written consent"

[Elie]

Did you guys read the note at the bottom?

*NOTE: The information you provide on this form may be collected even if you are not eligible to download the game

[Conspiracy mode on]
They give you a free game so they can gather as much information about you and sell to companies to do as they wish!
[Conspiracy mode off]

[az]

Elie: So is this not a fair deal? They inform you up front about collecting your information.

But the sentence really does say something else: They collect your information, but they may still choose to not let you download the game (I assume this is to free them of legal hassles with people who were unable to download it). I don't know what they do with the information I provided them, because I didn't read it all

AZ